SIPTU (Services, Industrial, Professional, and Technical Union) is Ireland's largest trade union, with over 200,000 members according to its website. It was formed in 1990 with the merger of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union and the Federated Workers' Union of Ireland. The merger was first proposed in the 1950s, and almost happened in 1969. This article is about the year. ... The Irish Transport and General Workers Union was founded by James Larkin as a general trade union (in line with the policy of the Industrial Workers of the World). ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

It says its core values are solidarity, equity, equality, and democracy.

External links

• Welcome to SIPTU — the union's website

SIPTU is a general union which means it will cater for all classes of worker both manual and skilled labour. It has offices all round the state which allows it to best represent workers.